Utilization of maternal health care services among pastoralist communities in Marsabit County, Kenya: a cross-sectional survey

Autor: Dahabo Adi Galgalo, Peter Mokaya, Shalini Chauhan, Evans Kasmai Kiptulon, Girma Alemu Wami, Ákos Várnagy, Viktória Prémusz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Reproductive Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1742-4755
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-024-01865-3
Popis: Abstract Background Improving maternal healthcare services is crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-3), which aims to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity. There is a consensus among different researchers that proper utilization of maternal healthcare services can improve the reproductive health of women, and this can be achieved by providing Antenatal Care (ANC) during pregnancy, Health Facility Delivery (HFD), and Postnatal Care (PNC) to all pregnant women. The main aim of this study was to investigate the utilization and factors associated with maternal and child healthcare services among women of reproductive age in the pastoralist communities in Kenya. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 180 pastoralist women who gave birth in the past two years across ten mobile villages in Marsabit County between 2nd January and 29th February 2019. Three key outcomes were analyzed, whether they attended ANC 4+ visits, delivered at HF, and received PNC. Pearson χ2 test and multivariate logistic regression analysis were conducted by IBM SPSS27.0 following Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. The significance level was set at p
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